Spills
United arab emirates; e coast of the united arab emirates near fujaira in the gulf of oman
NOAAORR-7001
- issued
- 1994-03-31 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 1994-04-14 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 1994-04-14 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Oman
- position
- 25.050, 56.667
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
United Arab Emirates; E coast of the United Arab Emirates near Fujaira in the Gulf of Oman. E coast of the United Arab Emirates near Fujaira in the Gulf of Oman. 1. On March 31, 1994, the tanker vessels Seki and Baynuna collided in the Gulf of Oman off the port city of Fujaira, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Seki spilled 16,000 tons of Iranian light crude (API 33). The slick traveled to the west and impacted approximately 30 kilometers (km) of the east coast of UAE. No responsible party was determined, so the spill was treated as a third-party spill. The UAE government requested assistance from the United States through the USCG Liaison Officer, who, after assessing the situation, requested a team of advisors be sent to UAE to help that government cleanup the spill. The three-member team was composed of representatives from the USCG Pacific Strike Team (PST), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Research and Development, and the NOAA, Hazardous Materials Response and Assessment Division. The U.S. Advisory Team (USAT) arrived in [...] 2. COMMODITY: IRANIAN LIGHT CRUDE (API 33). MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 32000000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 25.050N 056.667E. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7001: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7001
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- GPS, GNSS, and AIS interference reported in vicinity of fujairah (25-07.33N 056-20.05E)Nav aids · 18.6 nm
- Derelict 274 meter M/V adalynn unlit and anchored in 25-36.99N 056-24.85EDerelicts · 36.7 nm
- Lattice beacon 25-38.19N 057-45.86E inoperativeNav aids · 69.2 nm
- M/V alsalam II suffered a security incident and anchored in 26-23.40N 056-30.50EOther · 80.9 nm
- Mine reported in 26-24.58N 056-20.67EMines · 83.5 nm
- Anchoring prohibited in area bound by 25-26.59N 055-05.88E, 25-28.17N 055-06.69E, 25-28.32N 055-09.15E,…Other · 86.3 nm
- Fish farms established in areas bound by: a. 26-43.84N 056-56.88E, 26-43.80N 056-56.95E, 26-43.74N…Other · 102 nm
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